New Books in Popular Culture
Latest Episodes
Robert Houghton, "Playing the Middle Ages: Pitfalls and Potential in Modern Games" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
An interview with Robert Houghton
Hannah Carlson, "Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close" (Algonquin Books, 2023)
An interview with Hannah Carlson
Amy Matthewson, "Cartooning China: Punch, Power, & Politics in the Victorian Era" (Routledge, 2022)
An interview with Amy Matthewson
Hilary French, "Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing" (Reaktion Books, 2022)
An interview with Hilary French
H. E. Sawyer, "I Am the Dark Tourist: Messenger of Remembrance" (Headpress, 2023)
An interview with H. E. Sawyer
Sara Byala, "Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African" (Oxford UP, 2023)
An interview with Sara Byala
Rebecca Simon, "The Pirates’ Code: Laws and Life Aboard Ship" (Reaktion Books, 2023)
An interview with Rebecca Simon
Ceri Houlbrook,"‘Ritual Litter' Redressed" (Cambridge UP, 2022)
An interview with Ceri Houlbrook
Jeffrey Angles, ed., "Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again: The Original Novellas by Shigeru Kayama" (U Minnesota Press, 2023)
An interview with Jeffrey Angles
Greil Marcus, "Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs" (Yale UP, 2022)
An interview with Greil Marcus